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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8088146 | High-strength suture A surgical suture is made of an elongate, hollow braid of high strength fibers. The braid defines an elongate, longitudinally-extending, central chamber that is open and without any core material extending therein so that, when a surgeon's knot is tied with the sutu... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7585304 | Endoscopic clip applying apparatus with improved aperture for clip release and related method An apparatus for applying surgical clips includes a jaw assembly and a jaw opening member. The jaw assembly includes first and second opposing pivotable jaw members that define a variable-width jaw aperture therebetween for receiving a clip. The jaw opening member i... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7562607 | Torque-limiting tool Example embodiments of the present invention relate to a torque-limiting tool which includes a central cam having a receiver component, at least one cam holder component surrounding the central cam, propelled by a driving member or a tool handle, wherein the cam hol... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7503104 | Method of making ratchet screwdriver A ratchet screwdriver and method of making same wherein there is a handle and there are a ratchet gear and pawls inside the handle. An adjuster is inside the handle and is movable by a tool extending into the handle for positioning the adjuster relative to the gear ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7476223 | Bladder catheter set This invention proposes a urinary catheter set with a urinary catheter disposed in a sterile package, which urinary catheter has a catheter shaft, a catheter tip and a preferably funnel-shaped end on the collecting pouch end, with a cuff being disposed in the packag... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7421772 | Ratcheting driver with pivoting pawls and method of arranging same A ratcheting driver for rotationally driving a piece and having a handle and pivotal pawls engageable with a driven gear and being capable of ratcheting and driving in both rotational directions. A cap is rotatable relative to said handle and it has a web for pivoti... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7390316 | Seal positioning assembly An assembly structured to selectively orient a seal between an open position and a closed position. The assembly includes an expander structure disposable into a seal open or a seal closed orientation by being rotated or otherwise movable into and out of forced enga... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7326223 | Ligating clip with integral cutting guide A polymeric, surgical clip having first and second curved legs with each having a pair of opposing side surfaces joined at their proximal ends by a flexible hinge section and movable from an open position to a closed position for clamping a vessel between curved opp... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316699 | Introducer assembly for medical instruments An assembly structured to introduce a trocar or other medical instrumentation into a body cavity through an entry site formed in the cavity wall. The introducer assembly includes a base formed of a semi-rigid, flexible and/or a semi-flexible material having an instr... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316696 | Ligating clip with integral interlocking latch mechanism A polymeric, surgical clip having first and second curved legs joined at their proximal ends by a flexible hinge section and movable from an open position to a closed position for clamping a vessel between curved opposing inner surfaces. The first leg terminates at ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7284936 | Tool bit and collet assembly and method A tool bit and collet assembly, and method of assembling, wherein there is a collar for holding the collet in the radially inward position to thereby hold the tool bit. Camming surfaces are between the tool bit and the collet, and between the collet and the collar, ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7261689 | Pivotal and illuminated saphenous vein retractor with tapered design An illuminated surgical retractor for defining and illuminating a subcutaneous surgical field in the space near a vessel (such as the saphenous vein or radial artery) during a procedure for harvesting the vessel, wherein the illuminated surgical retractor includes a... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7228859 | Pressure venting circuit for respiratory humidification apparatus An improved humidifier assembly includes a tubing and a one-way valve for equalizing pressure between gas space of a water supply container and gas space of a humidifier vessel. ... | 06/12/2007 |
